Leonhard euler: A brief appreciation

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Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-198

  Assad, Arjang A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Eulerian graphs; Graph theory; History of mathematics; The k nigsberg bridges problem

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES PROBLEM; EULERIAN GRAPHS; HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS;

EULER EQUATIONS; GRAPH THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 34247546777     PISSN: 00283045     EISSN: 10970037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/net.20158     Document Type: Review

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